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Sectors of the music media took great delight in tearing into Anthony Callea this week for what they say was the lowest selling number one debut of all time. Well, they all missed the point.

The complete tracklisting for the 36CD Bob Dylan collection ‘The 1966 Live Recordings’ has been revealed.

Tom Petty has been chosen by the Recording Academy as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Garth Brooks’ album The Ultimate Hits has been certified Diamond for sales of ten million or more copies, the seventh time one of his albums has received the honor.

Even though there are a number of hits collections from the great David Bowie already on the market, Legacy Recordings has decided that a new one is needed that will take Bowie from his earliest days up through his final album.

Pregnant Janet Jackson was absolutely radiant as she shopped for baby products in London on Tuesday.

Nicole Scherzinger has reportedly returned to the studio to record a new song with the band she almost joined – and the girl who took her place.

Richie Sambora fans have been scathing following a performance in Melbourne for the one-time Bon Jovi guitarist.

In 1980, Adam and the Ants released their second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier and it 2017 they will take it on the road.

Kashif, who started his career as a teenager in B.T. Express and went on to a successful career as a recording artist and a producer, died at his home in Playa del Ray, CA on Sunday at the age of 59. No cause of death has been announced.

Warner Music will release Black Sabbath ‘The Ultimate Collection’ in October.

Earlier we told you about the Bob Dylan massive 36-disc box set of all of the surviving concerts from 1966.

After a slight delay, Green Day finally opened their Revolution Radio World Tour on Monday night at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH.

Madonna backed her friend Rosie O’Donnell after Donald Trump insulted the TV personality during Monday’s U.S. presidential debate.

Bob Dylan fans are about to be placed in the DeLorean and sent back 50 years to 1966 for 36 discs of live music.

Jean Shepard, the singer who, along with Kitty Wells, pioneered women in country music, died on Sunday morning after a long illness at the age of 82.

Metallica’s second taste of the upcoming ‘Hardwired…To Self Destruct’ album is ‘Moth Into Flame’.

In a recent interview, Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago made it clear he did not want the band’s latest album, Head Carrier, to be bogged down by demands for nostalgic revelry. The 12 tracks may not wallow in the joys of yesteryear but, the past serves as a platform for some of the LPs most interesting

Kenny Rogers says that he will be done after his current tour.

Crowded House will perform a third show at the Sydney Opera House on the 20th anniversary of the band’s farewell show in 1996.

Green Day has released masks just in time for Halloween.

Robbie Williams will release a new album in November with assistance from heavyweight songwriters Ed Sheeran and Brandon Flowers.

Landing his second No.1 album during his career this week is Anthony Callea, with his stripped back covers album entitled “Backbone” entering at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

18 high profile Sydney based artists (and a Kiwi) have combined to send a message to the New South Wales government to Keep Sydney Open.

Now that the AC/DC Rock or Bust tour has fizzled to an end no-one knows what the band will do next, if anything.

Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean tells fans to expect their Las Vegas residency concerts to be an “over-the-top” spectacle.

Celebrity thug Chris Brown has postponed his shows in Japan after he was denied entry to the country due to his ongoing assault case.

Justin Bieber narrowly avoided a bar brawl at a nightclub in Germany on Friday night after a male reveller lunged at the singer.

Last night was the first of two for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas with U2 and Billy Idol taking the stage and Miley Cyrus joining Billy for ‘Rebel Yell’.